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paejamah
Persian · medieval
"leg clothing, loose trousers"
compound of pae, "leg," and jamah, "garment"
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pajama
Hindi · by 1800
"loose trousers tied at the waist"
everyday trousers worn by Muslims in India, adopted by European colonists
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pyjamas / pajamas
English · 1800s
"sleepwear"
Europeans in India began wearing them as nightwear, and the word followed
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